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With an emphasis on drafting and developing, the Tampa Bay Lightning have created one of the strongest pipelines in the National Hockey League over the last few years. Each week, TampaBayLightning.com will provide statistical updates on key prospects throughout the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the United States Hockey League (USHL), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and will highlight select players from the club's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Kitchener Rangers - Soo leads 2-0Next game: Tonight at 7 pm
LW Boris Katchouk, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDrafted 44th overall (2nd Round) in 2016
With 10 points in the seven-game series with Owen Sound, Katchouk now leads all OHL skaters with 23 points in 13 games. He scored twice and added an assist in the Soo's 4-2 win in Game 2 and has four points through the two games so far in the third round series.
RW Taylor Raddysh, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDrafted 58th overall (2nd Round) in 2016
Through the two games vs. Kitchener, Raddysh also has four points, including an assist on Katchouk's first goal in Game 2. He posted 11 points in their second round series with Owen Sound for 21 points so far, good for second on the Soo and third among all OHL skaters.
QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. Charlottetown Islanders - Blainville-Boisbriand leads 2-0Next game: Tuesday, Apr. 24 at 6 pm
C Alex Barré-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaSigned as a free agent to an entry-level contract in 2018
Barré-Boulet is back in the lineup for the Armada and helped set up their only goal in their Game 2 win on Saturday. Despite having played just eight games, he is still third in Armada scoring and sixth among all QMJHL skaters with 14 points.
UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE (USHL)
C Cole Guttman, Dubuque Fighting SaintsDrafted 180th overall (6th Round) in 2017
Through 17 games this season, Guttman recorded 11 points. Guttman is out the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery.
Omaha Lancers vs. Fargo Force - Series tied 1-1Next game: Tuesday, Apr. 24 at 8:05 pm
D Nick Perbix, Omaha LancersDrafted 169th overall (6th Round) in 2017
Perbix was held off the scoresheet in Game 1, but recorded two assists in Game 2, a 6-3 win at home on Sunday.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE - SYRACUSE CRUNCH
2018 Calder Cup Playoffs First Round vs. Rochester - Syracuse leads 2-0Next game: Wednesday, Apr. 25 at 7:05 pm
With a combined 12 goals across the two games, the Crunch lead 2-0 heading into Game 3 in Rochester on Wednesday … Matthew Peca leads all AHL skaters with five points (1g-4a) … Gabriel Dumont paces all Syracuse skaters with three goals … In net for both Games 1 and 2, Eddie Pasquale is 2-0 with a 3.50 goals-against and a .873 save percentage.